Radiator cover



March 9 1926.

E. D. LEWIS RADIATOR COVER Filed Nov.

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Patented IMan'Q, 192s.

UNITED STATES EUGENE D. LEWIS, OF BESSEMER, ALABAMA.

RADIATOR COVER.

PATENT OFFICE.

1 Application filed November 21, 1923. Serial No. 676,129.

the class described which will artistically conceal the radiator and cause it to harmonize with the other furniture.

Another object is to so construct and arrange such a cover that it will increase the uficiency of the radiator and prevent discoloration of the wall by the heat from the radiator.

Another object is to provide a cover for radiators which will prevent freezing of the waterin the radiator when exposed to low temperatures, such as obtained insleeping rooms in cold climates when the windows are left open for ventilation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter .de-'

scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the rspiritv of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: 1 Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a: radiator cover constructed in accordance with this invention. 1

"Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 22 of 1; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated the cover 1 constituting this invention is shown applied to a'radiator R of ordinary construction such as is used for hot water or "steam and over which is placed the cover referred to. This cover 1 is shaped to conform to the shape of the radiator and the rear wall 2 thereof extends to the bottom of the radiator-sand fits snugly against the floor F. Ihe front wall 3 and the end walls 4 and 5 terminate short of the floor F leaving sufficient space for the ingress of the cold air and the front wall 3- has an'opening 6 of about one and one-halfinches more or less located beneath the cover 10 at the top to form a flue for the egress of "hot air. L

The top or lid 10foverhangs the front and end walls .of the casing 1 and has a depending hood-like flange 11 at the front which'conceals the. opening 6 and which is bent to form a deflector which directs "the hot air emanating from opening 6 out into the room and prevents it going directly up-' ward and carrying with it dust andfithe. like. This cover-lO'is hinged at 12 to the rear wall 2.

The "front, back and end members are preferably constructed from sheet metal and are assembled and held in position by right angularly bent lips 7 which overlap adjacent portions and are held in position byany suitable means such as soft welding or bolts, the latter being here shown; The top or cover 10 as well as the end and back walls' of the casing are constructed of two plies of sheet metal with sheet asbestos arranged between them which prevents the top and wallsfrom-heating. his will fa- Lcilitate the use of the top as a s and or table for holding flowers, magazines, andthe like andwill prevent a current of hot air from passing up the wall adjacent which such radiators are usuall located, said current usually carrying wit 1 it dust from the room which settles on the top ofthe radiator and which discolors walls and draperies above the radiator.

The front wall 3 which is made of a single sheet of metal is provided at its upper portion directly below the opening 6 with a plurality of apertures 3 which are tof sufficient size and number taken in connection with opening- 6 to permit the egress of all the hot air radiated from the radiator. These combined openings comprise an outlet flue for the hot air generated by the radiator.

The wall 3 below the opening 3 and above the lower edge of said wall is imper- 1 forate throughout. The opening below the plate 3 forms a draft opening similar to the draft door of a stove therebv ensuring a perfect circulation and draft through the radiator covering and which forces the heat out through the openings in the top into the room pro ecting it for a distance of twenty,- eight inches more or less, thus distributing the heated air over a large area.at a low point so that a room will be heated with a pface of the rear Wall 2 and is curved up- I wardly and forwardly over the radiator R and is designed to facilitate the egress .Of the hotair through the opening 6.by' directing it toward this opening and which also prevents the top of the radiator from heat- 'The entire casing will preferably be finished in standard colors of enamel baked to a temperature sufiicient to withstand. the

heat of thehottest radiator. These covers or casings which are made in standard sizes can be fitted over pipe fittings'in the radiator at any time since the baked enamel finished-sheet metal can be readily cut with a pair of snips. Moreover a baked enamel finish is desirable from an artistic standpoint since itcan be made dull or gloss to harmonize with the furniture in the room. It will also stand shipping and installing without breaking or scaling ofi'.

- I claim z- A radiator cover comprising a casing shaped to conform to the radiator in connection with which it is to be used, said casing having an imperforate rear wall extended to and fitting snugly against the floor while the end walls thereof have openings at their lower ends for the ingress of cold air, a top for-said casing overhanging the end and front walls of the casing, said front wall having an opening at its upper end and located under and concealed by the overhanging top, the and, rear, and top Walls of" the casing being asbestos lined and air-tight to conserve the heat and direct it through the opening in the front wall, a'deflector for directing the heat out through said openings, said front wall having apertures adjacent said opening and imperforate below said apertures, the lower end of said front wall having. a draft opening whereby a perfect and complete circulation the casing is provided.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing and draft through as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature.

EUGENE D. Lewis. 

